The Sri Lankan government had then held Facebook, whatsapp and Twitter for not taking steps to prevent fake news. A ban also was imposed on social media by the government for nine days. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) had taken responsibility of the terror incident and also released the photos and videos of those responsible for the gruesome incident. A ban was also imposed by the government on Youtube. Sri Lankan social networks also saw a surge in fake news after the Easter suicide bombings that left 258 people dead and nearly 500 wounded.